C.T.K: Greetings, readers. To those that have read this story before, you may notice some changes. This chapter has been revised, as was the first one. Improvements include more descriptions and (hopefully) added depth.
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Super Smash Bros Battle Royale
Chapter 2: Settling In
Kirby came into the opening lobby of Smash Towers. It was a large, round room, with white, marble floors. At the back of the room were two staircases that Kirby assumed met at the top. A large wooden desk sat in front of the stairs. The Smash Brothers insignia was emblazoned on the front of the desk. There was a chandelier in the center. The chandelier was adorned with various crystalline elements of the Nintendo worlds. Kirby could clearly make out the Crystal Shards among crystal stars and jewels. There was a red carpet that ran around the room and up the two staircases. On the walls, various pictures of the Smash Brothers achievements hung for all to see. Kirby spotted one that appeared to be his battle against Nightmare.
Kirby went up to the front desk where a female wire frame was apparently working as a receptionist. He jumped up and hung on the edge of the desk.
"Excuse me," Kirby asked.
The wire frame looked up from a stack of papers. "Yes, Kirby, sir?"
The wire frames voice, while sounding like a mix of Peach and Zelda's, came out digitized.
"What floor are the Dream Stars on?" Kirby asked.
The wire frame looked through a book that lay open on the desk before reaching into a drawer. She pulled out a set of four keys. Each key was shaped like a star at the top and appeared to have small letters inscribed on them.
She handed the keys to Kirby before speaking again. "These keys are for each of the rooms. They are labeled so distribute them accordingly. Your team is on level 12. Each room is linked to a center room which can be utilized for team meetings. If you have any problem, our wire frame staff will be at your service." She bowed. "Have a nice stay."
Kirby nodded. "Thank you, Miss."
He let go of the desk and walked back to his group with the keys in hand.
"Those wire frames seem new," DeDeDe said as he returned.
"Actually, they were here for the second tournament," Kirby said. "They were part of the hundred man melee." He smiled to his friends. "Last one to the 12th floor is a rotten tomato!" he yelled as he dashed off to the stairs.
"But wait, Kirby," Ribbon yelled, pointing at the elevators. She frowned.
DeDeDe laughed. "Impulsive as ever."
Meta chuckled and motioned to the elevator. "Come along. We'll meet him at the top."
As she stood in the elevator, Ribbon began to play with the hem of her dress. Though she knew DeDeDe, the strange knight, with his mask and glowing, yellow eyes, was slightly intimidating. Still, Kirby seemed to trust him and he would be her teammate in the upcoming competition, so she felt she should get to know him.
"Uhm, Mr. Knight?"
"Please," he said, holding up a gloved hand. "Meta Knight is fine. There is no need for formalities among friends."
"Okay, Meta Knight," she said with a nod, "We haven't been properly introduced."
"Ms. Ribbon, I know plenty about you," Meta responded as his eyes briefly flashed pink. "Kirby speaks very highly of you."
Ribbon blushed and played with her dress again. "So, how did you meet Kirby?" she asked.
"I had him guard a piece of the Star Rod after I broke it," DeDeDe said, yawning slightly. "I didn't expect anyone to beat him,"
"After that, Kirby and I formed sort of a rivalry," Meta continued with a shrug. "I fought him every chance I could get."
"Kirby's always been impulsive," DeDeDe said, a grin adorning his face. "But Meta here hasn't helped." He laughed. "This one time, Kirby had his strawberry short cake stolen. At first, he thought I took it, but he soon found out it was this one group of thieves called the Squeak Squad. Well, he chased after them and finally got the chest he thought had his shortcake. Then, Meta here steals it, 'cause it instead contains a being called Dark Nebula. But rather than tell Kirby that, he just flat out takes it."
Meta Knight coughed. "I was not aware of Kirby's goals at the time."
Ribbon giggled.
Soon, the elevator reached the 12th floor. They stepped out just as Kirby reached the top of the stairs.
"How'd you get up here so fast?" he asked with raised eyebrow.
"Elevator." DeDeDe snickered.
"Oh," Kirby rubbed the back of his head. "Whoops."
Kirby laughed before leading the group around. The first door they came was emblazoned with a large D.D.D.
"Remember to meet us in the center room in 20 minutes," Kirby said as he handed him his key.
"Who died and made you leader?" DeDeDe grumbled while unlocking the door.
"Just meet us there," he sighed.
"Yeah, yeah." DeDeDe said as he closed the door.
The next door had a bat insigne with an M.K. on it.
"Well, I'll take my leave then," M.K. said, taking his key from Kirby. "I'll meet you later."
The two nodded as Meta entered his room.
The next door had an R on it with ribbons wrapped around it.
"Well, this must be you," Kirby said, handing her the key. He rubbed the back of his head as his cheeks grew a little more crimson. "Listen, Ribbon. I'm really glad you're here." He said looking at the ground. "Glad I'm not the only one representing our world."
She smiled. "You might not be the only one now, but you're the only when it needs."
"Thanks," Kirby said smiling. "Well, I'll see you in a little bit."
"Yeah, bye." she said while entering her room.
Kirby went to the last door, which had a yellow star on it. Putting the key in the lock, he opened the door. As he stepped inside, his eyes lit up.
"Wow," Kirby said with a large smile. "This room is perfect."
The room was a rectangular shape with red carpets and blue walls and ceiling. On the ceiling was a fan in the shape of a warp star. A bed was pushed up against the right wall. Clouds were painted on the walls with some clouds actually being shelves. A pink couch rested at the foot of the bed across from an entertainment center.
Kirby glance at the two doorways on either side of the room. The left door lead to a bath room and was open while the right door was closed. Fueled by curiosity, he walked over and pushed it open. His smile grew.
The door opened to a small square room, with the same color scheme as the other room. On the left wall stood two enormous trophy cases which somehow contained Kirby's entire trophy collection from the last two tournaments. And judging by the empty space in the other case, there were new trophies to get. On the other side, there was a shelf with all the character plushies from the first tournament and a C.D rack with the C.D's from the last tournament. Just next to the plushies was a small bookshelf with four albums worth of stickers and two photo albums. At the back wall were shelves supporting Kirby's Copy Essences as well as some of Kirby's favorite spoils, including the crystal shard, and an Air Ride trophy. On the wall, were several hanged photos of all his friends.
"This room is awesome," he exclaimed with a small hop
Kirby then heard a knock at the door. Opening the door, he saw Yoshi.
"Hey, Yoshi. What's up?" he greeted.
Yoshi grinned. "Nothing much. I've got a little bit of time before my team has to train, so I figured I'd drop by and see you."
Kirby smiled. "Come on in. This room is awesome."
Yoshi looked around. With the stars and clouds and general happy demeanor of the room, it was a perfect match for Kirby.
"It's very you," Yoshi laughed.
"Oh, and check out my spoils room," Kirby said pointing.
Yoshi shook his head. "You always did want to collect everything you could."
Kirby crossed his arms in thought. "There are more trophies, stickers, and C.D's this year, so I'll have to be on the lookout."
"Well, there is always arcade mode."
Yoshi and Kirby chatted for a couple minutes before he left to meet his team. As Yoshi was leaving, Ribbon appeared at the door.
"Oh, hey Ribbon," Kirby said with a wave. "Ribbon, I'd like you to meet one of my best friends, Yoshi."
Ribbon smiled and curtsied. "Hello. My name is Ribbon."
"I've heard a lot about you, Ribbon," Yoshi said, grinning at Kirby. "Kirby talks about you a lot."
A blush came to Kirby and Ribbons cheeks.
"Say, Yoshi," Kirby said, trying to push his friend out the door. "Don't you have to meet your team now?"
"Oh, I think I can spare a few minutes."
"No, no," Kirby said shaking his head. "Your team needs you more than us. They're all newcomers. So go."
"Yeah, you're right." Yoshi turned to Ribbon. "It was nice meeting you."
Ribbon waved good bye as Yoshi left.
"So, what did you need?" Kirby asked as he turned to Ribbon.
"Well, I wasn't sure what to do before the team meeting," she said nervously as she fiddled with the hem of her dress. "So, I figured you could show me around."
Kirby rubbed his head. "Well, this is pretty new to me, too. Why don't we explore a little bit."
Ribbon smiled. "Yeah, let's do that."
Kirby took Ribbons hand and lead her along.
They explored the rest of the tower. The various room of the tower seemed to be the same regal theme as the lobby, with deep red carpets, white floors, and gold trim. As they explored Kirby told Ribbon of all his experiences as a Smash Brother.
"Hey'a, Kirby."
"Oh, Mario." Kirby turned to Ribbon as Mario walked up. "Ribbon, this is Mario. Mario, this is my friend, Ribbon." He turned to Mario. "He's the most famous guy here, the mascot of Nintendo."
Mario tipped his hat over his face, a slight blush grazing his cheeks.
"I won't get beat this time," Kirby said clenching his fist. He smirked at Mario.
(A.N: I can't really get the hang of a Mario accent on paper so please use your imaginations people)
"I look forward to it," He said, responding with his own smirk. "I have to go now. See you on the field, Kirby, Ribbon." As he walked past, he tipped his hat.
Kirby turned to his companion. "He's also one of the original twelve."
"Original twelve?" Ribbon asked.
"Yeah," Kirby said nodding. "The original twelve are the Smashers who participated in the original tournament: Mario, Link, Donkey Kong, Pikachu, Yoshi, Samus, Ness, Luigi, Fox, Cap. Falcon, Jigglypuff, and me."
As they continued on, they soon ran in to Cody near the battlefield selector.
"Hey," Kirby called.
Cody was looking over the stages and marking things on his clip board. At Kirby's call he jumped, dropping his clipboard.
"Oh, it's you, Kirby," Cody said, picking up his clipboard and running a hand through his hair.
"You okay?" Ribbon asked, noting Cody's rather frazzled appearance.
"Yeah," Cody said, rubbing his eyes. "Master Hand has been breathing down my neck to get everything done." He paused. "You know, assuming he has a mouth, or breaths."
Kirby chuckled while Ribbon raised an eyebrow.
"Master Hand is normally the go-to-official behind the tournaments," Kirby explained. "He looks like a giant gloved hand."
Cody nodded. "I was hired in the off-season to be his assistant. Normally Master Hand get's help from his brother, Crazy Hand, but, well,"
"He's crazy?" Ribbon asked.
Cody grinned. "Now you're getting it."
"See, Master Hand is the right hand and Crazy Hand is the left," Kirby said. "They are supposed to be manifestations of Order and Chaos."
"Or so they say," Cody said with a shrug. "No one really knows where they came from and they refuse to tell anyone." His shoulders sagged and he let out a sigh. "Never the less, when you have a being who claims to be the manifestation of order as your boss, your job tends to be a bit stressful if everything's not perfect. I tried to get as much done before the Smash Bros. arrived, but there's still a lot to do."
"What's left?" Kirby asked.
"Mostly resizing stages, deciding items, that kind of stuff," he said, waving his hand.
"Why do the stages need resizing?"
"Some were barely large enough for 4, now imagine 8," Cody said with a tired smile.
Kirby then noticed a Fighting Polygon of himself come in carrying a steaming cup.
Cody turned to the polygon and took the cup, his face lighting up. "Oh, my hot chocolate. Just what I need. Thanks."
"The fighting polygons?" Kirby asked surprised.
"Yep," Cody said taking a sip of steaming hot chocolate. He let out a content sigh. "Master Hand gave me the polygons to act as my staff." He handed his clipboard to the polygon and pulled out a pocket watch. "Sorry, but I have to go check on other things." He and the polygon ran to the door before turning to Kirby. "I look forward to watching your team. After all, you are my favorite character."
Kirby playfully saluted. "I won't let you down, sir."
Cody gave a thumbs-up and ran off.
Kirby turned to Ribbon. "We should head back. We have our team meeting."
Ribbon smiled. "Right."
To be continued.
Cody, here. The next chapter promises to be a good one as Kirby and his team start practicing. See it next time on Super Smash Bros Battle Royale
CODY!
Oops! Gotta go. See yah!
